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TNT has released a new trailer for the new sci-fi series, “Falling Skies,” which launches with a two-hour opener on June 19, at 9 p.m. The saga opens in the chaotic aftermath of an alien attack that has left most of the world completely incapacitated. The few remaining survivors have banded together outside major cities to begin the difficult task of fighting back. Does it sound like something you’d watch? Take a look.

I’m a little bleary-eyed after my first real day at GDC. Most of it was spent with Electronic Arts and their partners. The highlight of the night was this Battlefield 3 demo. Much has been made about the title ever since it graced the cover of Game Informer. The pictures looked too good to be true. There were some instances I wondered whether I was looking at a video game or real life.

Whatever the case, I was impressed by what I saw of the game moving live tonight. Executive producer Patric Bach showed off what EA’s technology and the Frostbite Engine 2 could do. One of the interesting things is that the game uses the ANT animation sytem that’s also incorporated in FIFA Soccer. This makes movements more realistic. I saw soldiers sliding to a stop in the dirt. There are a few other scenes in the video above that shows players being tossed around like a rag doll by explosions and getting up as if they were pain and they had weight.

As for the lighting, it was gorgeous. The way it catches the dust makes the scenes on the Iran-Iraq border feel real. There’s so much that DICE captured in the details that it’s almost unbelievable. But the most impressive thing in the game is the next-level destructible environment. Battlefield 3 seems to emphasis urban warfare, and DICE up the ante allowing players to destroy whole buildings. There’s a scene that I saw where soldiers were pinned down by a sniper, and they had to go prone and crawl across the rooftop. Then your squadmates provided covering fire so that you could launch an RPG at the source. The explosive obliterated the side of the building. It even lit a few fires here and there.

If you’re not a fan of NBA Playoff basketball, then you may have missed the Modern Warfare 2 trailer. It made its debut Sunday during the Cavs and Magic game. After watching the clip, my anticipation for this game has been kicked up a couple of notches. Can’t wait to see if it’s at E3.

Capcom casually slipped a trailer forLost Planet 2 on the Internets this morning. It’s replete with an introduction and post-trailer commentary. It’s almost like watching creator commentary on the making of the trailer.

From the looks of it, the game won’t be focused on Wayne Holden. Instead, it looks like the campaign will be told from three group’s perspective. Lost Planet 2 also steers away from the snow and instead shows lush jungle environment.

Here’s the extended edition of the God of War III trailer you might have seen Spike TV Video Game Awards but, let’s be honest, probably didn’t. (Raise your hand if you even know what channel Spike is on. Anyone? Check and mate.)

I really don’t have anything to add to the carnage that is the video, except that I kinda want to be Kratos when I grow up.

Has it been a while since you’ve thought about Final Fantasy XIII? It has for me. The first footage didn’t really click for me, I’m not sure why.

But now I’m excited.

Square-Enix has posted a new trailer on each of its sites and a somewhat lower-quality embed is just above this text. If you want to get the full quality version from one of the sites I suggest the American one both because it’s right on the home page and because it has English subtitles, which definitely help understand what exactly is going on. (I’ll embed the video at the top of this post as soon as someone posts an embedable version, until then just go to this link, it’s right on the first page.)

My analysis? I want this game. There’s actual gameplay footage at the end and it looks like Final Fantasy which is a good sign, companies are too tempted to mess with success these days. Not to mention a return to sci-fi. And some incredible graphics on top of everything else.

So what do you think? Let us know in the comments.

Update: Still no embed sadly but the Japanese site’s version has no subtitles, but if you just want the visuals and don’t care what they’re saying it’s much higher-res. Go to their site, click “Trailers” down at the bottom then click the only one that comes up.

Another Update: Note: HUGE SUCCESS. Trailer added to the top of the post. Now you can bask in its glory without even leaving this page.

This has got to be one of the cheesiest commercials of all time — and I love it. This ad for FearAway has pretty much everything that would entice 18- to 22-year-old gamers to buy F.E.A.R. 2. It has sexy nurses in pink uniforms. Guys getting massaged by said nurses. And short flashy clips of the game.

Except for the name “FearAway,” the ad is pretty clever. Now, after watching that F.E.A.R. 2 clip, I strangely want a Snuggie.

Here’s a new five-minute trailer for Street Fighter IV. It features what I think may be all the characters along with the English-language voices. (I especially like Zangief’s voice actor.) Anyway, hope this whets your appetite for Feb. 17.

So what does Tim Lincecum do in the off-season. According to this MLB 2K9 trailer, he’s working in the 2K Sports offices writing e-mails. Most likely it’s to video game journalists like yours truly. But sometimes, it looks like he can’t finish the job. That’s when they bring in the e-mail reliever. I got a chuckle at this skit done in the ESPN style.